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2016 Men's Lacrosse

35 Nicholas McKaba

  • Height 5-7
  • Weight 170
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Long Valley, NJ
  • Highschool West Morris

Biography

  • Four-year letterman who played in 53 games and 2966:40 minutes in goal.
  • Started 51 games in his career after becoming the starter at the beginning of his sophomore season.
  • Finished his career with 30 victories in goal.
  • Is the school's all-time leader in goals-against average at 6.90.
  • Also ranks fourth in save percentage (.556), tied for fourth in saves (427) and sixth in saves per game (8.06) on Scranton's all-time career lists.

Senior Year (2016)

  • Game-by-Game Statistics
  • Started all 17 games in goal, earning second-team all-Landmark Conference honors.
  • Finished second in the conference in goals-against average (7.31), fourth in goals against (113) and fifth in both save percentage (.548) and saves (137).
  • His 7.31 goals-against average is fifth-best in a single season in school history, while his .548 save percentage is tied for 11th and his 137 saves are tied for 15th.
  • Finished with six games of 10 saves or more, including a four-game streak in the middle of the season.
  • Allowed six or less goals on seven occasions.
  • Had a season-high 15 saves in a 10-9 win at Goucher on April 2.
  • Three days earlier, he made 14 saves in a 9-8 win over Kean at Fitzpatrick Field.

Junior Year (2015)

  • Game-by-Game Statistics 
  • Earned first-team All-Landmark Conference honors for the second straight season.
  • Recorded a career-low goals-against average of 6.47, the third lowest in a single-season in Royals' history.
  • Also made 152 saves, the most in his career, and finished with a .567 save percentage.
  • His 152 saves is tied for the ninth-most in a single-season in Scranton history and his .567 save percentage is ninth.
  • Made 10-or-more saves in a game five times, including a season-high 15-save effort in an 8-7 loss to Susquehanna at Fitzpatrick Field on April 18.
  • Stopped eight shots in the Royals' 9-8 victory in overtime against Susquehanna in the semifinals of the Landmark Conference tournament on April 29.
  • Allowed six or fewer goals eight times.
  • Finished third in the Landmark Conference in goals-against average and total saves.

Sophomore Year (2014)

  • Game-by-Game Statistics
  • Took over the starting duties at goalkeeper and finished with a 6.7 goals against average and a save percent of .561 in 16 games (posted a win-loss record of 9-7)
  • Was voted first-team all-Landmark Conference in a ballot conducted among the conference's seven head coaches
  • His 6.7 goals against average was the third lowest in Royals' history
  • His 134 saves were the 15th most in Scranton history
  • In the first start of his career, made a career-high 20 saves in the Royals' 9-8 loss to Wesley on February 22 in Delaware; that performance is tied for the 16th most in Royals' history
  • Made at least 10 saves on four other occasions (11 vs. Goucher {April 26} and 10 each against Catholic {March 14}, Kean {March 26}, and Franklin & Marshall {April 9})
  • Played nearly 941 out of a possible 1022 minutes in goal (92 percent)
  • Held eight of 16 opponents to six-or-fewer goals
  • Posted a save percentage of .561-or-higher in all 16 games he played in
  • Finished third on the team in ground balls with 37, including a career-high five in the Royals' 8-7 victory over Goucher on April 26 in Towson, Maryland

Freshman Year (2013)

  • Game-by-Game Statistics
  • Played nearly 24 minutes in goal in the second half of a 17-4 loss at York College (Pa.) on March 27
  • Made four saves in that contest

Awards & Honors

  • Landmark Conference 1st-Team Selection (2014, 2015)
  • Landmark Conference 2nd-Team Selection (2016)
  • Landmark Conference Defensive Athlete/Player of the Week (March 17, 2014; April 6, 2015)
  • Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll (2015, 2016)

Personal

  • Son of Robert and Joann McKaba

Statistics

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2013Freshman

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    2014Sophomore

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    2015Junior

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    2016Senior

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